Poll: response to recent PWCC revelations

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Ethics imbues all aspects of your life: if you really hold those values you don't compartmentalize. i don't sometimes cheat people. I try not to cheat anyone regardless of whether it is a law client or an eBay purchaser.

Your last paragraph makes me feel sorry for you. I was treated very well by quite a few local card dealers when I was a kid. They went out of their way to help me, answered questions, and gave me deals on cards. That you never had that sort of good experience in the hobby as a kid goes a long way to explaining your 'I got mine and the rest of the world be damned' attitude about collecting.

Having a card dealer want to give you 50 cents on the dollar for your cards that you just pulled out of packs but also wants to sell you packs at full price is what was the norm in my experience but that has had no bearing on my outlook in life.

I view cards as one big scavenger hunt. They are out there and you have to find them. All of the economics courses I took when I was younger is what has shaped my views the most in all aspects of life.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

Having a card dealer want to give you 50 cents on the dollar for your cards that you just pulled out of packs but also wants to sell you packs at full price is what was the norm in my experience but that has had no bearing on my outlook in life.

I view cards as one big scavenger hunt. They are out there and you have to find them. All of the economics courses I took when I was younger is what has shaped my views the most in all aspects of life.

That was the norm for me also. I didn't understand that as a kid. Then as a adult and former long time business owner I realized that was actually a really good deal. My main card shop guy used to travel to shows all over the US. He would pick up any oddball Wade Boggs cards he could find for me.

I also know i get great joy looking at the cards you post. I especially like the ones showing the AWA guys. I watched them as a kid in the 70's.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That was the norm for me also. I didn't understand that as a kid. Then as a adult and former long time business owner I realized that was actually a really good deal. My main card shop guy used to travel to shows all over the US. He would pick up any oddball Wade Boggs cards he could find for me.

I also know i get great joy looking at the cards you post. I especially like the ones showing the AWA guys. I watched them as a kid in the 70's.

I am glad you have taken the time to look at them and certainly that you enjoyed it and got some nostalgia out of it.

There was a question on Twitter today asking what advice you would give to someone who is considering collecting and my response was simply collect what you like.

To your point it was fair with their cost structure to operate that way but EBAY changed that and gave power to the collector. The barriers to entry in cards is just money so anyone with a few bucks can play. There was a great thread a few years ago on CU where a guy was flipping his way to a Mantle. The open market that EBAY created put many of the dealers on the ropes and allowed for scenarios where just your every day guy can try and play and win.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

I am glad you have taken the time to look at them and certainly that you enjoyed it and got some nostalgia out of it.

There was a question on Twitter today asking what advice you would give to someone who is considering collecting and my response was simply collect what you like.

To your point it was fair with their cost structure to operate that way but EBAY changed that and gave power to the collector. The barriers to entry in cards is just money so anyone with a few bucks can play. There was a great thread a few years ago on CU where a guy was flipping his way to a Mantle. The open market that EBAY created put many of the dealers on the ropes and allowed for scenarios where just your every day guy can try and play and win.

That is the same advice I give. My problem is over the 35 years i have been collecting my focus has changed a bunch of times. Lately I have added Wade Boggs bats to my must have list. Hoping to get a rookie gamer tomorrow.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is the same advice I give. My problem is over the 35 years i have been collecting my focus has changed a bunch of times. Lately I have added Wade Boggs bats to my must have list. Hoping to get a rookie gamer tomorrow.

That sounds really awesome!

Wade has taken on somewhat of a legendary status for his beer drinking. Amazing how much he can drink! Could hang with Andre The Giant for awhile.